#281: Cooling Hot Roofs, Material Shortages, and Blower Doors

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

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4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Colin, Matt and Patrick hear from listeners about the durability of building tapes and doing without PT lumber, before taking questions on venting roofs in hot places, finding contractors in Covid times, and absent airtightness tests.

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0:00.0	This episode of the Fine Home Building podcast is brought to you by Benjamin Obdike.
0:04.0	Benjamin Obdike would like to thank the nuisances that builders and homeowners despise.
0:08.4	A water-resisted barrier and rain screen are the ideal applications to eliminate the threat
0:12.5	and moisture for things like rain, snow, and the neighbor's sprinkler system.
0:16.7	Take Slicker HP, a durable water-resistant barrier attached to the Slicker Rainscreen
0:21.6	This all-in-one house-wrabb and rain screen won't just protect your wall assembly, but your time and wallet as well.
0:27.6	It's not rocket science, it's building science.
0:30.6	The windows are okay.
0:38.3	Oh, yeah.
0:39.3	Oh, the band joys needs some ceiling.
0:41.3	He's like, oh, this house isn't terrible.
0:43.3	I wouldn't recommend anything else.
0:44.3	And I was like, well, they told me on the phone you were going to do a blower door test.
0:47.3	He's like, yeah, we don't need to do that, you know, your house isn't that bad.
0:51.3	And...
0:52.3	How would you know welcome to the fine home building
1:00.6	podcast our regular discussion on building remodeling and design topics aimed at
1:04.5	anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses this
1:09.0	is senior editor Patrick McCoh.
1:14.4	Today I'm joined by Colin Russell, Fine Home Building video producer.
1:18.2	Matt Milham, Fine Home Building Deputy Editor.
1:19.1	What's up?
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